18 November 2009

"Going Green": How is it conveyed in ASL?

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Larry Gray posits an interesting question in his vlog, creating space to discuss how we convey the idea of "going green" in ASL.  

He writes: 
This particular vlog inquires about the sign, GREEN, which is generally understood for the color.  However, we have used it to also mean being environmentally-conscious.  I pose a question which I'm sure the Deaf community would like to discuss.

Let us know what you think! 




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8 comments:

  1. if we fingerspell it out, "E-C-O." Will it be equivalent to "going green?" Either way, Larry brought up a very good topic - something to ponder about...
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  2. definitely thought provoking, thanks for the vlog! i thought about how i signed it and i realized i signed green as in eco-friendly differently from green as in the color green. i sign the eco-friendly version as one long movement with a twist at the end, as opposed to short two movements for the color green. have you seen this? what do you think?
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  3. hmmm....good point with the movement...will explore that deeper
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  4. how very green!! thanks, larry!
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  5. cool topic! if i am in the mode where i likened myself to borrow a lexical from English, i would sign BECOME GREEN for "go green' to describe self's position on going green. if i am in an absolute ASL thinking mode, i sign according to its naturally occurring syntax where it'd be signed this way without an equivalent sign to English's 'green.' For instance, i would the phrase like this BECOME ENVIRONMENT KNOW (on one side of forehead) KNOW (on the other side of forehead) PERSON or something like that. hmm??

    greenly yours!
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  6. I like this v-log. It sure made me become inquistive in how to sign the word "going green." I think Raychelle made a good point that it made me recognize when I sign "eco-green," I notice I move the letter "G" like I'm signing the word leaf.

    Apparently the word green itself has different allusive meanings, so I look forward to seeing an agreement on a new sign word for "going green." A fun eco-project & discussion!

    Green Thumbs Up for this V-log, Larry!
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  7. Great discussion! I would think one who is "going green" by starting to respect the environment then going into more with understanding what is "eco" is all about. I normally fingerspell "GREEN" in emphasizing the eco aspect of it. I do like Anthony's idea of G letter in leaf sign. Simple.
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  8. Stimulating discussions here.

    I think fingerspelling ECO is self explanatory and unique. It has a nice ring to it.

    Also, I like Sarah's version of how to say go green in a way that departs from too much influence of English. Perhaps the glossed English is a bit lengthy but if we come up with something brief enough, it'll be good, like ENVIRONMENT CHERISH as to mean green.

    Larry, thanks for the interesting vlog.
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